To be inevitable in Korean 🇰🇷

불가피하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that "불" is a common Korean prefix meaning "not" or "un-."
• Imagine something that “cannot be avoided” – the “inevitable” event; linking that to the idea of “not being possible to avoid” fits the meaning.
• The sound "가피" can be associated with "get free," so think “won't get free” to remember it means “unavoidable.”

Explanation:
• 불가피하다 (bulgapihada) means "to be inevitable" or "to be unavoidable."
• It is used to describe circumstances or results that cannot be prevented or avoided.

Synonyms:
• 피할 수 없는 (pihal su eomneun) – literally "cannot be avoided"
• 불가항력적 (bulgahangryeokjeok) – meaning "irresistible" or "beyond control" (often used in a similar context)

Conjugations:
• Infinitive: 불가피하다 (bulgapihada)
• Present tense (polite): 불가피해요 (bulgapihayo)
• Present tense (formal): 불가피합니다 (bulgapihamnida)
• Past tense (polite): 불가피했어요 (bulgapihesseoyo)
• Past tense (formal): 불가피했습니다 (bulgapihesseumnida)
• Future tense: 불가피할 것이다 (bulgapihal geosida) – can also be expressed as 불가피하겠어요 (bulgapihagetseoyo)

Example Sentences:
• 그 결과는 불가피했다.
(Geu gyeolgwaneun bulgapihatda.)
Translation: "That result was inevitable."

• 실수는 때때로 불가피해요.
(Silsuneun ttaettaero bulgapihayo.)
Translation: "Mistakes are sometimes inevitable."

• 모든 변화는 어느 정도 불가피할 것이다.
(Modeun byeonhwaneun eoneu jeongdo bulgapihal geosida.)
Translation: "All changes are, to some extent, inevitable."

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